Taurus
1Astronomy. the Bull, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran.
Astrology.
the second sign of the zodiac: the fixed earth sign.
a person born under this sign, usually between April 20th and May 20th.
Origin of Taurus
1Other definitions for Taurus (2 of 2)
a mountain range in S Turkey: highest peak, 12,251 feet (3,734 meters).
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How to use Taurus in a sentence
The combination of those gaps and the young age of HL Tauri suggest planets may form more quickly than astronomers think.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born | Matthew R. Francis | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHL Tauri is about 450 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born | Matthew R. Francis | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe HL Tauri system we see today may not resemble the final form it takes after a few more million years.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born | Matthew R. Francis | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is called Botaurus, because it imitates boatum tauri, the bellowing of a bull.
British Birds in their Haunts | Rev. C. A. JohnsTaking the course of those seen by Mr. Bell, it passed to the eastward, and disappeared half way between β Tauri and Gemini.
Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage | William Edward Parry
Two strangers, who had landed among the Tauri, have been sentenced to die at the altar.
The second rested upon measures of distance and position angle outward from Alcyone (η Tauri).
Tunc luna in signo Tauri nona decima fuit, et fere ix horis radiis suis mundum illustravit, et navigantibus mare lucidum reddidit.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for Taurus
/ (ˈtɔːrəs) /
astronomy a zodiacal constellation in the N hemisphere lying close to Orion and between Aries and Gemini. It contains the star Aldebaran, the star clusters Hyades and Pleiades, and the Crab Nebula
astrology
Also called: the Bull the second sign of the zodiac, symbol ♉, having a fixed earth classification and ruled by the planet Venus. The sun is in this sign between about April 20 and May 20
a person born when the sun is in this sign
born under or characteristic of Taurus
Origin of Taurus
1- Also (for senses 2b, 3): Taurean (ˈtɔːrɪən, tɔːˈrɪən)
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Scientific definitions for Taurus
[ tôr′əs ]
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Orion and Aries. Taurus (the Bull) contains the bright star Aldebaran and the grouping known as the Pleiades. It is the second sign of the zodiac.
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